The Forsyte Saga The Silver Spoon 5 Author:John Galsworthy The fifth book in the Forsyte Saga. Story so far (from the inside of the cover)... — Soames Forsyte's daughter Fleur falls in love with her cousin Jon, but the hatred between their fathers prevents them from marrying. Jon goes to America and marries Anne Wilmot, a southern girl, while Fleur marries Michael Mont, a young publisher, although, spo... more »iled and selfish as she is, she does not love him. For awhile, Fleur toys with the affections of artist Wilfred Desert, but he goes to Arabia to forget her. After the birth of Michael's and Fleur's son Christopher, their relationship begins to improve, and Michael is elected to Parliment. One night, at a party Fleur has given for prominent people, her father Soames overhears one of the guests, Marjorie Ferrar, criticizing his daughter as a snob. Soames orders Marjorie out of Fleur's house and an ugly scene ensues. Although Soames offers a settlement, Marjorie takes her suit against Fleur into court. Fleur wins her case because her father's lawyer manages to prove Marjorie a woman of loose morals, but the damage is done. Many of Fleur's friends turn their backs on her and her social ambitions receive a harsh setback.« less